Can hospitals turn away patients?

Yes, but only some hospitals and only in non-emergency situations. Privately-owned hospitals may turn away patients in a non-emergency, but public hospitals cannot refuse care. Public hospitals, funded by taxpayer dollars, are held to a different standard than privately owned for-profit hospitals.

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How to File a Malpractice Claim

Malpractice lawsuits can arise from instances where a professional individual, a hospital, or organization made a serious error in providing a service that caused the client or patient physical or financial harm. Most malpractice claims or lawsuits are against licensed professionals like health care providers or attorneys and the companies or organizations they work for. To make a malpractice claim, you must generally show that the performance by the professional fell below a certain level of care and that you suffered an injury because of that failure.

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